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Having problems with your Nikon D300 Digital Camera ?

Nikon D300 - Auto focus point won't move. Autofocus doesn't work.

\015 Nikon D300 - Camera is less than a year old. Auto focus point will not move. Autofocus doesn't work. I have two lenses. Same situation with both. I'm trying to figure out if I've got a setting wrong. Best I can tell, autofocus should be ON.\015

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The lock that's around the 4-way button that moves the AF point will stop it from moving. The AF switch (says C,S,M) on the body below the lens release button gets knocked to manual and turns off the AF

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